CPU A
Apple A15 Bionic
6 cores 3240 MHz 5 nanometers Apple GPU
Mobile processor comparison
Apple A15 Bionic vs Samsung Exynos 2100
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Samsung Exynos 2100
8 cores 2900 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G78 MP14
Compared fields
41
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
Apple A15 Bionic
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Higher listed GPU clock
Samsung Exynos 2100
- More CPU cores
CPU
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 2x 3.24 GHz - Avalanche4x 2.02 GHz - Blizzard | 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-X13x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A55 |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Clock speed | 3240 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistors | 15 billion | Not available |
| TDP | 6 W | 9 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 256 KB | Not available |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bus | Not available | 4x 16 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 42.7 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU architecture | Not available | Vallhall 2 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 760 MHz |
| Execution units | 5 | 14 |
| Shaders | 640 | 224 |
| Vulkan | Not available | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | Not available | 2.0 |
| DirectX | Not available | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Neural Engine | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Maximum camera resolution | Not available | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 422 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
General
| Specification | Apple A15 Bionic | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | September 2021 | December 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | APL1W07 | S5E9840 |
| Storage support | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Devices in database | 9 | 8 |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
Apple A15 Bionic
5G
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
- Display
- OLED 16M colors 1284 × 2778 pixels (6.70 inch…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 14
- Display
- OLED 16.7M colors 1170 × 2532 pixels (6.10 in…
- RAM
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 3279 mAh
5G eSIM
Apple iPhone SE 2022
- Display
- IPS TFT 750 × 1334 pixels (4.70 inches) 326 p…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Apple iPad mini 2021 WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G eSIM
Apple iPad mini 2021
- Display
- IPS TFT 16M colors 1488 × 2266 pixels (8.30 i…
- Storage
- 64 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1284 × 2778 pixels (…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1170 × 2532 pixels (…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1000 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
5G
Apple iPhone 13 mini
- Display
- OLED 16M colors, 60 Hz, 1080 × 2340 pixels (5…
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion
Samsung Exynos 2100
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 6 GB, 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Olympic Edition
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
- RAM
- 12 GB, 16 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21
- Display
- Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB, 256 GB
- Battery
- Li-Ion 4000 mAh
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